Neural Predictors and Neural Changes Associated With Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Obssesive Compulsive Disorder
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Sponsor
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 3
- Primary Endpoint
- Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goals of the project are 1) to understand what are the neural mechanisms involved in the psychological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children/adolescents and adults, 2) to assess potential differences in the neural mechanisms involved in the psychological treatment of OCD between children/adolescents and adults, and 3) to assess the effectiveness of intensive CBT for children/adolescents and adults with OCD.
Detailed Description
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a frequent and disabling disorder. Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) is the best treatment option available for OCD, although it achieves optimum results in less than half of the patients. The investigators will investigate the main neural circuits that predict CBT outcome in OCD and the neural changes associated with CBT in two separate randomized controlled trials (RCTs), one in an adult sample and another in a pediatric sample. In this two RCTs, OCD participants will be randomized to either intensive CBT (20 sessions in 1 month) by a experienced clinician or a waiting-list control (WLC) and will be assessed (by a blind assessor) and scanned before and after CBT. Patients will be offered CBT if they have been randomized to the WLC. At baseline, the investigators will also compare OCD patients with a group of healthy controls (HC). Secondary goals of the project include 1) assessing potential differences between children/adolescents and adults in the neural mechanisms involved in CBT for OCD; 2) assess the effectiveness of intensive CBT for children/adolescents and adults.
Investigators
Carles Soriano Mas
Principal Investigator
Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •(same for Study 1 and Study 2):
- •Principal diagnosis of OCD;
- •Y-BOCS or CYBOCS ≥ 16).
- •No current psychotropic medication (except benzodiacepines for sleep). 4 ) Age between 8 and 17 years (Study 1) and between 18 and 60 years (Study 2).
Exclusion Criteria
- •(same for Study 1 and Study 2
- •Current major depression or current/past psychosis, bipolar disorder or substance abuse.
- •Developmental disorders (including autistic spectrum disorders).
- •To be pregnant or during breastfeeding
- •Current CBT; nt.
- •Any severe medical disorder ;
- •Any contraindication for neuroimaging
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline to post-treatment (1 month)
The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale evaluates the severity of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder symptoms in adults. The scale is a clinician-rated, 10-item scale, each item rated from 0 (no symptoms) to 4 (extreme symptoms) (total range, 0 to 40), with separate subtotals for severity of obsessions and compulsions.
Children´s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline to post-treatment (1 month)
The Children´s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale evaluates the severity of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder symptoms in children/adolescents. The severity of the obsessions is rated on five Severity Items for Obsessions. Each of these five items is rated on a 5-point, ordinal scale: 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = extreme. These values are anchored by a description for each score. The Obsessions Severity Score is obtained by adding the scores for items 1 through 5 (range = 0 to 20). There are five comparable Severity Items for Compulsions (items 6 through 10), which are also scored from 0 to 4. The Compulsions Severity Score is obtained by adding the scores of items 6 through 10 (range = 0 to 20). Summing the scores for all 10 items yields the CY-BOCS Total score (range = 0 to 40).
Secondary Outcomes
- Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised(Change from baseline to post-treatment (1 month))
- Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Child Version(Change from baseline to post-treatment (1 month))
- Children's Depression Inventory(Change from baseline to 1 month.)
- Spence Children's Anxiety Scale(Change from baseline to 1 month)